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The 2002–2003 UK firefighter dispute was a period of nationwide strike action which began when the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) voted to strike in an attempt to secure better salaries. The FBU demanded a 39 percent increase in pay, which would have brought the average firefighter's wage to around £30,000 (equivalent to £61,642 in 2023).
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According to recent data from Indeed, the average annual salary for a firefighter is $52,532. How much a firefighter makes varies significantly depending on location. The highest-paying states in ...
File:The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) (England) Order 2006 (UKSI 2006-1810 qp).pdf
In 1941, the creation of the National Fire Service brought all UK fire brigades under central government control. The National Fire Service was in turn under the auspices of the Civil Defence Service. Post-war legislation returned control to the Northern Ireland Government, the Home Office (for services in England and Wales) and the Secretary ...
London Fire Brigade, along with many UK fire and rescue services, adopted a change in rank structure in 2006. The traditional ranks were replaced with new titles descriptive of the job function. [32] [33] On 17 October 2019, London Fire Brigade announced a return to the traditional rank titles, in a policy named "Role to Rank". [34]
A few fire services have volunteer units, including the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, where they only get paid their retainer fee, but are not paid for attending incidents [15] The only autonomous volunteer fire service is the Peterborough Volunteer Fire ...